Patents Assigned to Grohe AG
  • Publication number: 20220088616
    Abstract: A sanitary fitting (1), containing a fitting housing (2) having at least one first fluid outlet (3) for generating a spray mist (4) and at least one second fluid outlet (5) for generating a jacketed flow (6), which at least partially encompasses the spray mist (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Grohe AG
    Inventor: Felix MUEHLING
  • Publication number: 20220049479
    Abstract: The invention relates to an outlet (1) for a water armature (2) having an inlet region (3) and an outlet region (4), wherein a tube (5) extends through the outlet body (6) from the inlet region (3) to the outlet region (4), and wherein at least three fluid channels (7, 8, 9) which run parallel to one another and separate from one another are formed in the tube (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: GROHE AG
    Inventors: David MAINKA, Wulf WOESTHOFF, Matthias SCHLÜTER
  • Publication number: 20220042289
    Abstract: A fitting (1), at least comprising a housing (2) having a housing wall (3), a mixing cartridge (4), arranged in the housing (2), having a first feed connection (5), a second feed connection (6), a mixing region (7) for mixing a fluid flowing into the mixing region (7) via the feed connections (5, 6), and an outlet connection (8) via which the fluid can flow out of the mixing region (7) and out of the mixing cartridge (4); an actuation unit (9) for actuating the mixing cartridge (4) and a hose (10); the hose (10) being connected to the outlet connection (8) by means of a first end (11) and being arranged in a moveable manner on the housing (2) by means of a second end (12); the hose (10) extending through a channel (13) of the mixing cartridge (4), the mixing region (7) being arranged at least partially between the channel (13) and the housing wall (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: GROHE AG
    Inventors: Harry HOPFAUF, Stefan STEINHOFF
  • Publication number: 20220025983
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mixing cartridge (1) for generating mixed water with a mixing temperature, having a hot water inlet (2) for hot water, having a cold water inlet (3) for cold water, having a mixing chamber (4), in which the hot and cold water can be mixed, and having a mixed water outlet (5) through which the mixed water can leave the mixing cartridge (1). According to the invention, the mixing cartridge (1) has at least one vortex element (6), which is arranged and/or designed in such a way that the water flowing through the mixing cartridge in a flow direction can be made to rotate, such that the water can form a water vortex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: GROHE AG
    Inventors: Jan Philipp TUESHAUS, Björn RIEDEL, Ole Benedikt KOSTORZ
  • Publication number: 20220018105
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bidet/toilet combination (1) comprising: —a toilet bowl (2) surrounding a bowl space (3); —a spray device (4) comprising a spray nozzle (5) located in the bowl space (3); wherein the spray nozzle (5) is arranged and designed to adopt a rest position (6) and a use position (7). The invention also relates to a method for operating said toilet and to the use of said bidet/toilet combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Achim MIELKE, Olaf SCHNEIDER
  • Patent number: 11193851
    Abstract: A method for detecting a leak, having at least the following steps: a) capturing a flow volume of a liquid through a liquid line during a multiplicity of liquid removal processes; b) comparing the flow volumes of the liquid in the respective liquid removal processes with an alarm value; c) outputting an alarm signal if the flow volume of the liquid in a liquid removal process exceeds the alarm value; d) adapting the alarm value on the basis of a frequency of the occurrence of the flow volumes of the liquid in the liquid removal processes above an adaptation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Bert Depiere, Waldemar Gaida, Heiko Schoenbeck, Achim Mielke, Torsten Meier, Daniel Radermacher
  • Publication number: 20210310847
    Abstract: A water meter (1) comprising: a volume flow-measuring device (2) by means of which a volume flow of a liquid flowing through a water pipe (3) can be measured from outside the water pipe (3); and a clamping device (4) by means of which the water meter (1) can be clamped to the water pipe (3). In addition, a method for attaching a water meter (1) to a water pipe (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: GROHE AG
    Inventors: Daniel RADERMACHER, Bert DEPIERE, Bastian SCHUBERT
  • Publication number: 20210301984
    Abstract: Method for monitoring a water supply network (1) in an infrastructure object (2) having water pipes (3) and at least one measuring device (4) for monitoring the water supply network (1) that contains at least the following steps: a) determining at least one structure parameter (5) which characterizes at least one structure of the infrastructure object (2) or the water supply network (1); b) determining at least one water parameter (6) using the at least one measuring device (4), and c) determining at least one probability value (7) for water damage, wherein at least one structure parameter (5) and the at least one water parameter (6) are taken into consideration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: GROHE AG
    Inventors: Bert DEPIERE, Robert VELTRUP, Philip SPECK
  • Patent number: D933161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Christoph Kuppert, Patrick de Arins Speck
  • Patent number: D933778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Duarte Salvador, Patrick de Arins Speck
  • Patent number: D934381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Duarte Salvador, Patrick de Arins Speck
  • Patent number: D934990
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Michael Seum, Duarte Salvador
  • Patent number: D936791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Michael Seum, Patrick de Arins Speck
  • Patent number: D939989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Michael Seum, Christoph Kuppert
  • Patent number: D940579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Michael Seum, Christoph Kuppert
  • Patent number: D941425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Michael Seum, Jung-Beom Han
  • Patent number: D944028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Jochen Allard, Michael Seum
  • Patent number: D946126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Michael Seum, Jung-Beom Han
  • Patent number: D946783
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Jochen Allard, Michael Seum
  • Patent number: D946910
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Grohe AG
    Inventors: Jochen Allard, Michael Seum